The Rights Of Hiv / Aids

The AIDS epidemic began in the early to mid-1980’s and since it’s recognition in America it has become a very heated and debated topic among health professionals, the gay community, and most of all for the ones that are carrying the virus. The real debate is not over the virus itself but, rather about the infected individuals and whether or not they should be made morally obligated to tell their sexual partners if they are in fact infected. Both sides of the argument make very valid points. From one standpoint you have the gay community that believe in “safer sex ethic”, which keeps their partners in the dark about their overall health status and feel they are not morally obligated to tell their

Patient’s fifth right is for respect and care without discrimination from all members in the healthcare field. The right to confidentiality and privacy of their health information is sixth on the bill of rights and addresses their right to read, copy and request corrections to their medical record, to talk privately their medical providers and be assured their healthcare information is secure. The seventh right is for patients to have a “fair, fast, and objective review of any health care complaints” (Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, 1998). And finally our eighth right as patients are our responsibilities we have as the consumer of healthcare services. Patients need to comply with the orders of the medical provider so they can get and stay well. As a patient you must treat other patients and healthcare workers with respect, pay your medical bills in a timely manner, and abide by your selected healthcare plans coverage. As patients become more involved in the total healthcare process they increase the success of their treatment while assisting in lowering associated costs without a reduction in the quality of the healthcare they receive.

Sule stated that, “The Patient Bill of Right adopted by American Hospitals Association states that ‘a patient possesses the right to be informed of the medical consequences of his or her actions and decisions and refuse treatment to the extent permitted by the law’. However, this is true only if the patient is in position to understand the consequences of his treatment. Incompetent, senile patients neither have the correct judgment regarding which treatment is appropriate for them, nor are they in a state of understanding the implications of their treatment. In such case, their willingness to grant or deny consent cannot dictate the course of treatment.” Problem with the Act is being able to find that the patient component enough to make such a call. Another issue that Sule stated was on confidentiality and autonomy. According to Sule, “This is another ethical issue erupting from the conflict of patient's rights and professional ethics in nursing job and profession. The Patient Bill of Right makes it mandatory for the medical practitioners to reveal the form and extent of the ailment along with the course of treatment to be undertaken by the practitioners. However, this law of autonomy clashes with the nursing ethic that the professional should maintain high degree of confidentiality regarding the patient's health and treatment.” This can cause conflicting issues in the NP’s

It is important that the patient is aware not only of their rights, but of their individual responsibilities.

Throughout the Age of AIDS film many topics that were related to AIDS were brought up that I did not know anything about before. I did not know that there could so many strings attached to a disease and have such an influence in people’s lives whether it was negative or positive.

According to Provision 8 of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics, “The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public to protect human rights, promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities.” (American Nurses Association, n.d.). Therefore, nurses and other healthcare workers must set aside any preconceived notions about a populace in order to provide equal care amongst all populations. This includes patients who are HIV positive. Nurses and healthcare workers must ignore the stigma surrounding the disease and communicate effectively with these patients in order to assure prompt, compassionate treatment.

They need to know the fundamental lawful and moral doctrines that will manipulate the hospital atmosphere; the lawful affiliation of the patient and the health organization (Niles, 2014). The demands of the health care administrator include “The basics concepts of law, both civil and criminal healthcare law, tort reform, employment-related legislation, safety in the workplace, the legal relationship between the provider and the patient” (Niles, 2014, p. 285). Accreditation and Legal process put much demand on the health care administrator because the health care administrator needs to understand the translate law; criminal and civil and what it means in the workplace (Niles, 2014). When making decisions the health care administrator needs to work in compliance with mandates or else any violation could result in a lawsuit or loss of accreditation (Niles, 2014). When it comes to the Joint

In the United States all patients are granted certain rights and if denied these rights they can take legal action. Every individual has the right to participate in all aspects of their care (Pozgar, 2012). Patients must be informed by their care team of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to treatment. After that it is up to the patient to determine whether or not they want to forego treatment or not. “Failure to respect this right can result in legal action for assault and battery” (Pozgar,

Patient’s Bill of Rights is a list of assurances a patient deserves while receiving medical care in any American medical institution. In addition, the association has come up with initiatives to promote and encourage the healthcare institutions to adapt the Patient’s Bill of Rights to the community and ensure that every citizen understands what this patients’ bill of rights entails. The Bill of rights makes sure that, the patients’ rights are exercised on their behalf by

Health care has to be regulated and controlled as well as monitored more especially by the government. The major role of the government is to provide for its people, to protect its people as well as to look at the welfare of its people. Therefore in order to achieve this several law which acts as guidelines need to be put in place t monitor how health care is offered.

In these situations where a patient may not be able to ensure they are informed lawfully, it then becomes the medical staff’s moral Duty to advocate for the patient to protect them, this involves ensuring enough information, that can be tolerated and is amoebic to the situation is

Not only do hospitals, doctors, nurses and all other specialists have to play a role in their clients care, clients need to have a responsibility as well. When clients are supplied with correct material, they will require superior support from their doctor and develop into dynamic contributors of one’s wellbeing and medical management. Consumers contain various responsibilities in progressing customer protection by assisting to guarantee one’s personal protection, functioning with healthcare groups to advance security, and promoting as a society for community coverage and responsibility of facilities and health organization achievement.

The nurse knows the specifics of the patient’s illness and will be able to help the patient understand their rights and give examples of situations when they may need to exercise those rights.

In 1973, the American Hospital Association published the Patient’s Bill of Rights. With an objective of increasing communication and collaboration by defining the responsibilities of hospitals and patients. The hospital responsibilities include providing the patient with; confidentiality, respect, consideration, accurate information, easy to understand information, and response to treatment request. The patient responsibilities include providing the hospital with; insurance information, pertinent lifestyle information, information that pertinently influence treatment. Exchanging necessary information between patients and hospitals ensures patients receive the best care

A specialist who is not prepared to give the thought and organizations required by patients with HIV/AIDS should make a fitting referral to those specialists or workplaces that are set up to give such organizations. Unless or until the point when the referral can be capable, the specialist must regulate to the patient to the best of his or her capacity. Summarize the overall associations between patients' rights and patients' subsequent duties concerning HIV/AIDS. Decide the essential routes in which the expert parts that doctors and attendants play are influenced as they treat patients with HIV/AIDS.As parts were isolated out of nursing and restorative specialists began to acknowledge more specialist commitments, the cover really busy nursing